Over 750,000 Have Signed Impeach Trump Now Petition

The signatures on the online Impeach Trump Now petition continue to grow. Thenumber of signers has now surpassed three-quarters of million. Thisis a number that we closely track at The Trump Impeachment, displayingthe latest figure on our home page. Impeaching a President is a polticalmove, so the more public support is shown for impeaching Trump, the more likelya Representative in the House will table articles of impeachment.

Just one week ago, we reported that the number of signatures has passeda half a million, which means more than 35,000 people a day are adding their name to the petition. At this rate, the petition should reach a million signaturesnext week.

The online Impeach Trump Now petition was started by Free Speech For People and RootsAction. Their case for impeachingTrump is his violation of the Emoluments Clause, which forbids the Presidentfrom accepting payments from foreign or domestic governments. Because Trumpdid not fully divest his businesses, he is currently in violation of this clause. Representatives from The Free Speech For People recently had an op-ed piecepublished in Time, Legal Scholars: Why Congress Should Impeach Donald Trump, outlining their case for impeachment.